McCarran Middleton clash shapes Nevada US marshal fight
Article notes Nevada senators Pat McCarran and Pittman maneuver over US marshal appointments, with Middleton favored by Pittman and Dickerson pressed by McCarran. Also covers Georgia AFL–CIO clash under Bill Green and Dillon, and Republican silence on Roosevelt court plan amid party strategy.
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Washington
Pat McCarran
Roosevelt
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
Nevada
McCarran
Harvey Dickerson
Carson City
Key Pittsman
Frank L. Middleton
Pittman
Middleton
Congress backs disaster loan plan amid flood relief scrutiny
In January Congress empowered the RFC to form a disaster loan corporation with a $50 million appropriation. Jesse promises rapid aid to flood sufferers but only $8 million has flowed through after more than three months. An official Panama protest targets the film Swing High Swing Low as unsanitary. The navy tests jungle cloth uniforms as war scares spur new weapons ideas from ordnance officers.
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Jesse Jones
Congress
RFC
Jesse
Roosevelt
State Department
Panama
Augusto S. Boyd
Boyd
Navy
Ordnance
Walker Newspaper Receives New Publisher
Fred A. Christenson of State Center, former editor of the Albert City Appeal, has taken charge of the Walker News after purchasing it from Elmer T Ellison who had owned the paper since 1932 and will stay briefly in Walker with his family before a visit to relatives in Michigan.
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Gazette
Walker
Fred A. Christenson
State Center
Albert City
City Briefs and Personals Connect Gas Btu Readings and Prison Term
Dr A R Menary city dairy inspector told council April gas from Cedar Rapids Gas Co averaged 1039.59 Btu. Joseph A Petrus US deputy marshal returned from Fort Leavenworth Kansas with Tony George of Tama county, sentenced in Dubuque US district court to a year and a day for liquor law violations.
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A R. Menary
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Joseph A. Petrus
United States
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Tony George
Tama County
United States District Court
Dubuque
Garbo Appearance in Court Postponed to June 21
Greta Garbo's courtroom appearance was postponed to June 21 after her attorneys moved for continuance. A crowd of fans, cameramen, and reporters filled the Los Angeles courtroom as the Swedish star faced a $10,500 suit filed by an assignee of German film producer David Schratter, alleging a 1924 European loan when she was Greta Gustafson.
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Los Angeles
INS
Greta Garbo
Fletcher Bowron
Miss Garbo
David Schratter
Europe
Greta Gustafson
Dawes Family Pays $1,027,600 on RFC Bank Assessment
In Chicago Dawes Brothers Inc and Dawes family members paid 1 027 600 to the RFC under a court order holding stockholders of the defunct Central Republic Bank and Trust liable. Former VP Charles G Dawes had already paid 5 200. The total 3 500 stockholders were held liable for a 10 500 000 assessment.
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Chicago
INS
Dawes Brothers, Inc
Dawes
RFC
Central Republic Bank and Trust Company
Charles G. Dawes
Death of Mrs Matilda Comried of Linn Junction
Mrs Matilda Comried of Linn Junction widow of Wendl Comried died at her son Lester’s home 214 Twelfth Street NW at 4 40 a m Monday after a three week illness. Born Matilda Heilman March 10 1862 she lived in Linn Junction all her life. She married Wendl Comried May 25 1886 he died twenty years ago. Surviving six children Lester Emma O Kelly Robert Mamie Barta George Jennie Darnell a brother Robert Heilman twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Immaculate Conception church Wednesday at 9 a m conducted by Msgr John Molloy. Burial Buffalo cemetery. Body at Monahan Funeral home where friends may call.
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Linn Junction
Wendl Comried
Lester Comried
Twelfth Street
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Lester
Emma O'Kelly
Robert
Cedar Rapids
Mamie Barta
Bismarck
N. D
George
Jennie Darnell
Robert Heilman
Immaculate Conception
Msgr
John Molloy
Buffalo Cemetery
Monahan Funeral Home
Funeral services for James M. Ross in Turner chapel
Funeral services for James M. Ross will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Turner chapel with Rev. I. E. Linkletter presiding and Crescent lodge No. 25 A F and A M involved. Burial follows at Linwood cemetery. Masters Masons are asked to meet at the Masonic hall at 1:30 p.m. to attend.
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Turner Chapel
I. E. Linkletter
Crescent Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Linwood Cemetery
Masonic Hall
Distemper in Dogs and Its Deadly Aftermath
A vigilant warning on distemper in dogs outlines the disease as a killer not only in its direct form but through sequelae like chorea and pleurisy. It notes higher fatality in purebreds, urges constant care, and mentions no known cure or preventive as of 1937.
Six Die As Gulf Gale Hits Gulf Coast Crops
Six people dead and crop and property damage estimated at $1,000,000 were blamed on wind and rainstorms that lashed coastal Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana from Friday to Sunday. Potato growers warned losses could top $1,000,000 in this fertile region.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
No Provision Made For Duke Of Windsor In New Civil Lists
London dispatch reports civil list recommendations publish details on royal finances and show no provision for the Duke of Windsor. The king retains £160,000 yearly, Elizabeth is set to £6,000 rising to £15,000 at 21, and Gloucester, Elizabeth’s line, and other royal members have specified sums.
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London
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Duke of Gloucester
Mary
Queen Alexandra
Margaret Rose
Renews His Claim Of Marriage To Mae West
Frank Wallace of New York sues in Los Angeles to validate a marriage to Mae West claiming they wed in Milwaukee on April 11, 1911. West denies ever being married. The suit seeks recognition of the marriage and property rights.
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Los Angeles
INS
Frank Wallace
New York
Miss West
Wallace
Milwaukee
Wis
Funeral Services for Dale Huff Held in Bentonsport
Funeral services were conducted Monday in Bentonsport for Dale Huff 26 of Stockport who died from injuries suffered when crushed beneath a tractor on April 23 near Stockport. He is survived by his widow, daughter, parents Earnest and Mrs Huff, seven brothers, and four sisters. The death occurred Saturday in Fairfield.
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Dale Huff
Fairfield
Bentonsport
Derby McIntosh
Keosauqua
Mary Hamlet
Mount Sterling
James Tarr
Bonaparte
Toledo
John Stayskal
Chelsea
Tama County
St. Josephis Catholic Church of
Stayskal
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
York Township
Man Found Dead West Of Washington
A body found by a Milwaukee freight train crew near Titus six miles west of Washington was identified as George Waldo Ague a Rock Island painter on a WPA project. An x ray showed his neck broken, apparently from a fall from a train.
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Washington
Milwaukee
Titus
George Waldo Ague
Rock Island
Chicago Burlesque May Suffer Next Blow From Censors
Chicago burlesque managers and performers warn that tighter censorship may follow recent New York action. They say the threat is real and fear a shift to stricter rules, while shows on State Street proceed with minimal costumes.
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Chicago
Paul Moss
Ubuse
New York
South State Street Way
City vs Burlesque Moves to Court as Theaters Dark
New York case in court following Monday action includes fourteen burlesque theaters. The metropolis owners wear gloom as proceedings begin.
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New York
Metropolis
Notice of Appointment of Administrator in Iowa Case 14358
The undersigned on May 1st 193% was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Daniel L. Condon, deceased, Linn County Iowa. All indebted persons must pay promptly. Those with claims should present them duly authenticated to the Clerk of Linn County Town District Court. J. Condon, Administrator. Donnelly Lynch Anderson and Lynch, Attorneys.
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Linn County
Daniel L. Condon
Iowa
J. Condon
Donnelly
Lynch
Anderson
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